The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-02

turning the light to either side he can examine
the ground thoroughly. and will not be put to
the necessity of feeling his way among hidden
dangers. Threatening trees. rocks or masses of
earth may be instantly seen, and by the quick
application of the air-brakes disaster may be
averted. The engineer is also enabled by this
device shoot the light across sharp curves and
examine the line some distance ahead.
Local and State Notes.
Belt road engines handled last month 3,704
carloads of live stock increase of 107 over the
number handled in June, 1856
Austin Corbin is promir entity mentioned as
the probable successor Of Robert Garrett
president of the Baltimore & Ohio road.
A. B. Shaw, of Vevay. Ind, has been ap
pointed travelling passenger agent of the c., l.,
st. L. & c., with headquarters at Cincinnati.
The several roads giving notice that all
freight depots and shops will be closed the
Fourth of July and no freight trains will be run.
j. A. Jarrett has been appointed general
agent of the Red. White and Midland fast
Ny.
Last month there were transferred over the
Belt road Al, 1928 cars. against 80, 1873 in the
responding month. 1885, "a, 233 in 1885, $50 in
1884, %, TAO in 1883. 90 787 in 1882.
Parties working up subsidies on the pro-
posed line of the Dayton. Fort Wayne & Chicago
road AS usual the location of the line depends
much upon the amount of subsidies voted
superintendent Worthington. of the Fort
%Vane. Cincinnati e. Louisville road, is in New
York 1t is irtimated that the Michigan Cen
trail is seeking to secure control of this road.
Theodore Brown, who represents the passeu-
ger department of the c., /, ST. L. & c. in the
Chattanooga Tenn, is in the city for day or
two
The Evansville Journal says if President
Mackey builds his Evansville Richmond d
Dayton road the Pennsylvania people will GER
tainly extend the Indianapolis & Vincennes road
to Evansville
The A., T. & ST. Fe will at once establish an
agency at Pittsburg The position has been Of
fered to T. NJ. Orr. who has represented the c.,
B. & O. at that point, and it is understood that
he will accept.
John r. Landrey, who for years has
been conductor the Lake Erie & Western
road left that road yesterday to take similar
position on one of the roads running ont of Bir-
mingham. Ala
The L & st. L. people have begun the work of
raising regraveling their track for distance
of twenty four miles through the American bot
toms. A portion of the distance the track will
be raised four feet
The Lake Erie e. Western people are seriously
considering the building of ap extension of their
line from Minister to PIqua, o., where connec-
tion would be made with the Pennsylvania and
the c.. HI. & D. lines.
The citizens of Peru show a determination to
build line to the southeast to connect with
some of the north and south roads, and it is be-
lieved that some move will be made in earnest
in this direction shortly.
Ell. NJ Bronson says that if any tickets have
been sold at Toledo reading over the T., @. & s.,
the L., B. & W. and the c. & A. to Kansas City
at a rate full rate, they have not been re-
ported to the general Office.
G. V. V. Ward, for seventeen years the East
ern division passenger agent ir New York city
OF the Erie railroad, resigned his position on
Thursday. Mr. Ward is of the best known
passenger men in New York.
V. c. Irwin Charlottesville Ind: A. A. Tai
mage was assistant superintendent of the Indian
apois & St. Louis road from October, 1868. to
October 1870, and general superintendent from
October % fy0
The new roing-mill erected by the steam
forge works at New Albany will manufacture
heavy bar iron used in the construction of cars,
and also axes The mill furnaces will be
run with coal gas manufactured in the mill.
The St Louis tobacco men much elated
that Commissioner Fink has placed tobacco in
the same class as grain, and are now boastng
that st. Louis will become greater tobacco
market than Louisville in its palmiest days.
There division of the business at the
station of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
partment is to be looked after by R. B. Rossing-
ton, and the passenger department is put in
charge of j. E. Ross
The Boston Advertiser says that the L., N. A.
the dollar, there is but very little of it floating
about. Doubtless it will be plenty when the
manipulators of it get the stock to high
notch as it will bear.
Dealers in furniture and other articles which
shipped from here to the Pacific coast extern
slvely will be gratifed that the advance in
transcontinental rates expected to be made on
the 9TH of July is declared off. and rates are to
remain the same now indefinitely.
1t is reported that arrangements have been
made by which the coal shipped off the Mackey
roads will be forwarded northward via Brazil,
instead of via Terre Haute. This indicates that
e very friendly feeling exists between President
Mackey and the Chicago & Indiana Coal Road
Company.
The recent order of the railway commission
regarding the publishing of rates apparently
is of but little Importance. but it will double the
expense of the printing bills for the railroads.
it makes every road publish its rates, both
freight and passenger on both local and through
business to any point they bill to sell tickets
to.
The Peru Republican says the exorbitant de-
mands of the Lake Erie & Western for the
of their tracks between Denver and Peru caused
the Eel River people to change their terminal
from Peru to Logansport The Republican adds
that soon as the main line of the Wabash is
out of the hands of receiver they will find way
to Peru make one.
Railroad construction moves slowly this year
in Indiana The Railway Age reports but
the year The last half OF 1887, however, will
show a decided increase, several extensions
are to be commenced in the next few days OF
the 500 miles more projected now in this State,
probably ITO will be built before the year closes.
The l., B. & W. people have been doing some
good work on the Peoria division the last few
months. The bridges have been thoroughly
rebuilt, some fifty miles of new steel put in the
track, and between Urbana and Bloomington,
with the exception of ten miles, the road has
been gsaveled to depth of eighteen inches,
making the track one of the best in this section.
The growth of business with the Pennsylvania
lines at this point the last few years has been
remarkable. Last month there were handled at
their city freight depots "a, Ill. 5l4 pounds Of
freight representing 2747 cars; the correspond
ing month, 1886 81. 49, III pounds were handled,
representing 2. 489 cars; the corresponding month,
1885, 1861, $50 pounds were handled in June,
representing 2, 296 cars.
In the month of june there arrived and de-
parted at the Union Depot total of 3, 266 trains.
OF this number POI were special trains. On
these trains were handled %, GIL coaches. j. NJ.
Brodbelt, private secretary of Superintendent
Whitcomb, states that the number Of trains